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NHTSA Campaign 15V233000

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR

Issued by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. · Reported Apr 20, 2015 · 76,958 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Lancer vehicles manufactured March 16, 2009, to March 30, 2011, 2010-2011 Lancer Sportback vehicles manufactured June 17, 2009, to December 1, 2010, 2010-2011 Lancer Evolution vehicles manufactured July 14, 2009, to January 7, 2011, 2009-2011 Outlander vehicles manufactured February 10, 2009, to June 22, 2011, and 2011 Outlander Sport vehicles manufactured August 26, 2010, to November 19, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the blower motor may fail.

Consequence

Failure of the blower motor may reduce the performance of the windshield defroster, diminishing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace a suspect blower motor, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-15-003.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MITSUBISHI LANCER 2009 76,958
MITSUBISHI LANCER 2010 76,958
MITSUBISHI LANCER 2011 76,958
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION 2010 76,958
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION 2011 76,958
MITSUBISHI LANCER SPORTBACK 2010 76,958
MITSUBISHI LANCER SPORTBACK 2011 76,958
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2009 76,958
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2010 76,958
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2011 76,958
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT 2011 76,958

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V233000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.